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Tribunal slams ICBC as Kelowna driver wins appeal
February 02, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A Kelowna man found equally to blame for a car crash on Highway 97 two years ago, has successfully appealed the decision after he recorded a conversation he had right after the crash.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
October 29, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
April 30, 2024 - 12:05 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the last week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Heavily-armed officers arrest suspect in West Kelowna after shots fired during carjacking
March 07, 2022 - 4:27 PM

A suspect is facing multiple charges of theft and firing a gun after he was arrested today for stealing multiple vehicles in the Central Okanagan.
Planned ignitions underway in West Kelowna for Mt Law wildfire
August 21, 2021 - 12:15 PM

As firefighters on the ground continue work to suppress the Mt Law wildfire, planned ignitions are underway on the south end of West Kelowna's Preston and Carre Roads.
Weather prevents planned ignitions on West Kelowna wildfire
August 21, 2021 - 8:29 AM

Current weather conditions and forecasted precipitation meant firefighters did not go ahead with planned ignitions on the Mt Law wildfire yesterday night.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Major crimes of 2016
December 31, 2016 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - One of our goals as a news outlet is to understand crime, whether it's on the ground for breaking news or in court covering weeks of trial, iNFOnews wants residents to be informed.
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THOMPSON: Is dining etiquette a thing of the past?
OPINION I read a recent article that tried to make a case for getting rid of some rules of dining etiquette. Those rules, said the writer, “are made to be broken.” The writer’s logic seems flawed, at

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

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Kelowna financial advisor made $70,000, but client lost $150,000
A Kelowna financial advisor who misled his clients and made $70,000 in commission while they lost $150,000 has been fined $25,000. According to a March 13 Insurance Council of BC decision, v
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How a Salmon Arm father became the subject of an Amber Alert
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Kelowna firm that failed to pay staff unsuccessfully argued it wasn't an 'employer'
A Kelowna business owner who failed to pay his employees and then tried to claim his company wasn't an "employer" has lost an appeal and been ordered to pay $5,100. According t
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B.C. hunts for wasteful spending in review of health authorities, starting with PHSA
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Kelowna property manager fined $5,000 for letting tenants sublet
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iN PHOTOS: Birds begin spring courtship rituals in Kamloops, Okanagan
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Kamloops firm ordered to pay $22,000 in unpaid overtime, vacation, severance
A Kamloops first aid company has been ordered to pay $22,000 in unpaid wages and been fined $3,000 after a former employee took legal action. According to a recently published Feb. 5 BC Empl
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BC sexual assault victim awarded $266,000 after suing attacker
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iN NUMBERS: The state of measles immunization for kids in Thompson-Okanagan
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Do you eat a meal in 20 minutes or less? It might be time to slow down
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Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Tribunal slams ICBC as Kelowna driver wins appeal

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say

Heavily-armed officers arrest suspect in West Kelowna after shots fired during carjacking

Planned ignitions underway in West Kelowna for Mt Law wildfire

Weather prevents planned ignitions on West Kelowna wildfire

YEAR IN REVIEW: Major crimes of 2016

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